The Texas Bluebonnet Award Program is a state-wide program for students in grades 3-6. Its purpose is to promote free-choice reading and expose students to a variety of quality literature. It is one of the most distinguished children's literature lists in the country.
2025-2026 Bluebonnet Book List
Texas Bluebonnet Award 2025-2026 Current List
A Game of Noctis, Deva Fagan
A Plate of Hope, Erin Frankel, illustrated by Paola Escobar
Dogtown, Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, illustrated by Wallace West
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight, Rey Terciero, illustrated by Monica M. Magaña
Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube, Kerry Aradhya, illustrated by Kara Kramer
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Julia Patton
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective, Janet Tashjian, illustrated by Jake Tashijian
Invisible Isabel, Sally J. Pla
It Came from the Trees, Ally Russell
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God, Karla Arenas Valenti, illustrated by Vanessa Morales
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All, Chanel Miller
Nimbus, Jan Eldredge
Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to American and Changed the World of Toys, Rob Peñas, illustrated by Carl Angel
Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School, Jarrett Lerner
Stuntboy, In-Between Time, Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the Third
Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex, Justina Ireland
The Girl Who Figured It Out, Minda Dentler, illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin
The Liars Society, Alyson Gerber
The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines, Mo Netz
Volcanoes, Nell Cross Beckerman, illustrated by Kalen Chock